Safety-lantern and foot-warmer.



No. 731.024. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903.

J. M. DARRAH.

SAFETY LANTERN AND FOOT WARMER. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1902. N0MODEL.

= UNITED STATES Patented June 16, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M.. DARRAH, or ROLLA, NORTH DAKOTA..

SAFETY-LANTERN AND,FOOT-'WARMER. v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 731,024, dated June16, 1903.

Application filed September 10, 1902. Serial No. 122,800- (No model.)

ject thereof is to provide means for support-- ing the lamp properwithin the body portion or globe-frame of the same .which will permitthe former to maintain an uprightposition irrespective ofthe position ofsaid body portion or globe-frame.

lVhile a lantern in which the lamp proper will at all times maintain anupright position possesses many valuable advantages which will suggestthemselvesas, for instance,

avoiding the dangers due to explosion incidentto the accidentaloverturning of thelanternthe improved support for the lamp referred tois primarily designed to permit the lantern to be utilized as afoot orhand warmer in addition to the usual purposes for which the same isemployed; WVhen so used as a warmer, the lantern is intended to rest ina horizontal position, and as the lamp proper maintains its uprightposition the flame is directed toward the one side of the globe. Toprotect the latter and at the same time provide a heat-radiatingsurface, the. invention contemplates the provision of a plate designedto lie between the wick and the globe,

directly above the former when the lantern rests in ahorizontalposition, and as a further protection for the globe the inventioncontemplates the provision of means'for automatically choking a part ofthe flame when the lantern is turned into said horizontal position.

The invention-also includes many subsidiary objects, which will appearas the same is better understood.

\Vhile theinvention is susceptible of various modifications, I haveillustrated in the accompanying drawings what I now conceive to be thepreferred embodiment of the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the complete lantern in side elevation,said lantern being shown in its upright position. Fig. 2

is ,a similar view of the lantern in its hori- Fig. 3 is a detail planview zontal position.

of the lamp proper and carrying-frame therefor, showing the parts intheposition assumed thereby when the lantern occupies a horizontalposition. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the lamp properandcarrying-frame therefor, showing the parts in the positions occupiedthereby when the lantern 'is in an upright position;

The body portion or globe-frame of the lantern hereindisclosed comprisesa top'a, bottom 1), and aplurality of longitudinally-extendingguard-rods c, braced and strengthened by encircling rings d. The globe,which is of cylindrical form, is supported "in said frame, extendsbetween the top a and bottom b, and constitutes a part of the body ofthe lantern. I

As before premised, the lamp proper is supported within the body in sucha manner that the same may maintain an upright position irrespective ofthe position of said body. As usual, the lamp is detachably connected tothe body, so that the same may be removed therefrom for the purpose offilling the font and to permit the parts to be cleaned.v

In the particular embodiment of the invention disclosed herein the lampproper, e, is supported within a frame f, comprising a base 6 and a yoke6 having legs rigidlysecured at their ends to the base, and a cross-bare pref erably formed integral with the legs, connecting the upper orouter ends thereof. The fr'ameis designed to be inserted within theglobe and detachably secured therein by projections g, extending fromopposite sides of the base 6, which engage coacting parts of the bottom1'). The projections g are preferably formed by the'ends of a rodsoldered to the under side of the base and provided with a central loopg, forming a handle for inserting the frame in the globe and for turningthe same to interlock the projections g with the coacting parts of thebottom 1). Within the frame f an oval frame 1' is pivotally supported,so that the same may rotate upon an axis coincident with thelongitudinal axis of the lamp body or globe, and within said oval framethe lamp proper, c, is mounted to rotate upon an axis at right angles tothe axis upon which the frame 1' is adapted to turn. The lamp proper isthus mounted to have universal movement within the lantern frame orglobe. The pivotal connection between Figs. 3 and 4, formed by shortstuds or pins m, and like pins n are employed for pivotally connectingthe lamp proper, e, to the frame t.

The pins n are, as shown, rigidly secured to the top of the font andproject therefrom at diametrically opposite points, pass through theopenings in the frame 4;, and are headed up exteriorly of said frame.

As before premised, the invention contemplates the employment of meansfor protecting the globe from the flame of the lamp and for providing aheat-radiating surface When the lantern-body rests in a horizontalposition, in which position the same is turned when utilized as awarmer, and to this end a convexed circular plate 19 is fixedlysupported from the yoke 6 centrally of the same, by arms p, formingextensions of said plate.

This plate, as shown, occupies a positionin close proximity to the globeand in alinement with the axis upon which the lamp directly turns, sothat when the lantern-body rests in a horizontal position the flame fromthe lamp will play directly against the concave side of said plate.

In order to further protect the globe from the flame when the body ofthe lantern is in a horizontal position, a choker is provided forcovering a part of the wick, this choker automatically moving into andout of action as the position of the lantern-body is changed. In thepresent embodiment of my invention this choker is formed by an arm 1',pivoted at one end to the bottom of the framed in substantially theplane of the longitudinal axis of the lantern-bodyto swing transverselyof said axis. The arm is curved to pass around the font and is ofsufficient length to reach across the wick-tube when the lamp assumes aposition in which the vertical axis thereof is at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the globe. When the lantern is in an uprightposition, the free end of the arm a" rests against the plate p, as shownparticularly in Fig. 4; but when the lantern is turned to rest upon itsside said free'end falls across one edge of the wick, as shown in Figs.2

and 3..

When the lantern is used as a warmer, it is desirable to move thecarrying bail or handle .9 out of the way, and to this end said bail isslidably connected to the lamp-body, so that The construction andoperation of my lantern will be readily understood upon refer-' ence tothe foregoing description and accompanyin g drawings, and it will beappreciated that the parts and combinations may be varied within a widerange without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim- For this purpose the ends of the 1. The combination with alantern having a lamp proper, designed to maintain an upright positionirrespective'of the position of the body of said lantern, of a guard andheatradiating plate associated therewith, said plate being arrangedbetween said lamp proper and the globe of the lantern, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a lantern-body, of a lamp proper, acarrying-frame therefor, means forsupporting said lamp proper withinsaid frame to permit the former to have universal movement, and a platecarried by said frame arranged between said lamp proper and said globe,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a lantern-body, of a lamp pr0per, acarrying-frame therefor, means for supporting said lamp proper withinsaid frame to permit the former to have universal movement, and a platesupported from said frame to one side of said lamp proper when thelantern-body is'in an upright position and directly above the wick-tubeof said lamp proper when said body is in a horizontal position,substantially as described.

4. The combination witha lantern having a lamp proper designed tomaintain an upright position irrespective of the position of said body,of a choker for the wick thereof, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a lantern-body having a lampproper designed tomaintain an upright position irrespective of the position of the bodythereof, of a pivoted arm I wick of said lam-p, substantially asdescribed.

'7. The combination with a lantern-body and a lamp proper, of acarrying-frame for the latter including a frame mounted to rotate uponan axis coincident with the longitudinal axis of said body, of an armpivotally supported from said frame to swing in a direction at rightangles to the axis upon which said frame rotates, said arm having a freeend designed to coact with the wick of said lamp, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with a lantern designed to restin a horizontalposition to provide a warmer, of a carrying-bail therefor havinglaterally-deflected ends bent to form eyes, said eyes engaging and beingguided upon oppositely-arranged guard-bars of said lantern-frame,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH M. DARRAH.

Witnesses:

' W. H. RONSAVILLE,

JAMES T. HANEY.

